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A study conducted by the Japanese Public Health Center looked at the risk of breast cancer in ~54,000 women followed for 13.6 yrs. They found no protective effects in women who consumed green tea. Other researchers point out that the results hightlight the difficulties of performing… more
Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinomaor HCC) is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Even with the advent of targeted drugs like sorafenib, most patients with HCC do not have a viable treatment option.
One possible target for treatments are changes in the genome that… more
A study of 773 young colon cancer patients and 1660 healthy individuals showed that those people whose chromosomes were unusually long or short were more likely to develop colon cancer. Specifically, the researchers looked at the very tips of the chromosomes, areas called telomeres… more
A European study of over 400,000 people found that consuming a wide variety of fruits and vegetables was associated with a decrease risk of lung cancer in active smokers. After an average follow-up of 8.7 years, those indiviuals with a diet including a diversity of fruits and vegetables had a… more
An analysis of the eating habits over 33,000 women was used to estimate the impact of dieatary acrylamide intake on breast cancer risk. Acrylamide is found in carbohydrate-rich foods cooked at high temperatures (i.e. french fries and potato chips). It is also found in cigarette smoke.… more
A Danish study following over 55,000 men and women for a period of about 10 years found that those who had healthy lifestyles were able to substantially lower their risk of developing colorectal cancer. Activities monitored included physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking, waist… more
A Swedish study of 1167 men found that a single prostate specific antigen (PSA) test at age 60 was able to accurately predict which men were likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer. The men were part of a large Swedish prevention study and were followed until age 85. The results… more
Triple negative breast cancer tends to occur in younger women and is more common in African American women. These cancers lack the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2). Triple negative cancer is harder to treat because the drugs… more
Researchers in Australia have shown that gamma-tocotrienol, a component of vitamin E, is effective at reducing the growth of tumors from transplanted prostate cancer cells. The agent also makes the cancer cells more sensitive to traditional chemotherapy agents. The researchers believe… more
Improvements in detection and treatment of cancer have lead to an increasingly large population of cancer survivors. Many of these are of child-bearing age. Their concerns about being able to have children and a satisfying sex life are not typically dealt with fully by their doctors.… more
A long-term follow-up analysis of four studies showed that taking low doses of asprin (at least 75 mg/day) for several years, reduces the risk of colorectal cancer. The effects were increased with increasing duration of aspirin usage. Interestingly, the impact was most clear for cancers… more
People with diabetes get cancer more than would be expected by chance. The answer to whether diabetes causes cancer is incomplete but interesting. The diseases share common risk factors (i.e. obesity), but both are complex illnesses, making a direct link hard to prove. There is evidence which… more
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSLC) who had palliative care added into their treatment plan at the time of diagnosis had a better quality of life. These patients tended to receive less aggressive treatment at the end of their lives but lived longer than patients who did not receive… more
An 11 year follow-up of participants in the Women's Health Initiative has demonstrated that women who took hormone replacment therapy are more likely to develop cancer and the cancers detected in these women are more likely to be more advanced (node positive). Deaths due to breast cancer were… more
Metastasis, the spread of cancer from its original site, is associated with the great majority of cancer deaths. Researchers have shown, in a mouse model, that when pancreatic cancer cells spread, they appear to be accompanied by non-cancerous cells from the same organ. The non-cancer… more
Surgeons at the Mayo Clinic have succeeded in using lasers, guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to remove tumors as large as 2 inches. The laser is used to precisely heat the tumor, killing the cancer and sparing healthy tissue.
A study by MD Anderson researchers adds to the evidence that the demand for radiation therapy may exceed the capacity of radiation oncologists over the next ten years. As the population ages and minority populations grow, the demand is increasing much faster than new radiation oncologists are… more
After ten years of follow-up, a study comparing anastrozole (an aromatase inhibitor) with tamoxifen (an estrogen antagonist) has shown that anastrozole is better at preventing breast cancer recurrence in post-menopausal women with estrogen receptor positive cancer.
Researchers have identified a protein, microseminoprotein-beta (MSMB), that may be a better predictor of prostate cancer risk than prostate specific antigen (PSA). The newly identified marker is found in urine and prostate tissue. Levels of MSMB are lower in men at risk for ( or already… more
A new Phase I clinical trial at Cincinnati Children's hospital will attempt to use herpes viruses to treat cancer. The viruses being used are defective and don't grow in normal cells but are able to multiply in, and kill, cancer cells.
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